I carefully created this list to show you the immense benefits and healing powers of herbs. I specifically chose to include these particular herbs because I was seeking herbs that promote calming, soothing, relaxing, and warming properties for the body. These are what our bodies need and desire most during cooler months of the year. I hope that this list finds you in the best of health and wellness.

• Cloves: The parts of the plant that are used include the flower buds, leaves, and stems which are then formed into essential oils, powders, or whole forms. It has a spicy and pungent flavor and they are known for having naturally comforting properties. They are used to sooth oral discomfort and sore gums, relieves badbreath, toothaches, pains/aches, constipation, indigestion, IBS.
• Cinnamon: The parts of the plant that are used include the bark, twigs, and dried flowers which are then formed into essential oils, powders, sticks, and chips. They are known for having stimulating, warming, drying, circulating, and immune supportive properties. It is used to relieve hiccups, toothaches, diarrhea, infections, arthritis. insulin resistance, cold/flu, pain, and aids in blood movement.
• Ginger: The part of the plant that is used includes the rhizome which is the root. It has a pungent flavor and has both warming a drying properties. It is used for chills, circulation, arthritis, migraines, cold/flu, nausea, dysbiosis, menstrual cramps, ear infections, heart health, inflammation, indigestion, stomach cramps.
• Cardamom: The part of the plant used are the seeds. It has warming, moistening, brightening, aromatic, and mood uplifting properties. It has a sweet and pungent flavor. It supports healthy digestion, reduces nausea, gas, bloating, improves circulation, inhibits microbial growth, coats the mucus membranes.
• Funnel: The parts of the plant used include the seeds, bulb, stalk, and leaves. It has warming, drying, and moistening properties. It has a sweet and pungent flavor.It soothes digestion and helps with bloating, stomach aches.
• Nutmeg: The parts of the plant used include the seeds which are then made into powders. It has calming, gentle, relaxing, warming, and drying properties. It helps to relieve insomnia, stress, common digestive problems like gas/bloating, diarrhea.
• Vanilla: The parts of the plant used include the leaves and the pods which is then made into liquid. It has calming, soothing, and relaxing properties. It helps to sooth the nervous system and uplift the mood.
• Note: these herbs and spices can be used in teas, warm milk, bone broth, or even incorporate them into your foods to enhance the flavors and benefits.

* The information listed above is not meant/intended to be taken as medical advice.